Islam: Honor Killing

Follow @TheCircumvent Islamic tolerance: After suffering stab injuries, Balakrishnan ran towards a nearby mosque but collapsed in the veranda after stating that he was stabbed by Muhammad Iqbal… He was murdered three months after his marriage with the woman… TNN,… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Daily Times, May 20, 2018. (Archive link) A ‘ruthless’ man gunned down his sister and a youth on Saturday allegedly over an illicit relationship in Buland Dahani village, situated on the outskirts of Garhi Khairo, a taluka in… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Daily Pakistan, April 24, 2018. (Archive link) An Italian-Pakistani woman was killed by her father, brother and uncle in a case of honour killing in Pakistan’s Gujrat district, the media reported on Tuesday. Police said that 26-year-old Sana… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Dawn, April 24, 2018. A man allegedly shot and wounded his young daughter and then killed her with repeated blows of a hatchet before killing her acquaintance in the same manner in Eidan Leerwani village near Jacobabad on… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Pakistan Today, April 23, 2018. (Archive link) A woman was killed by her husband in an alleged honour killing incident near Mirpur Mathelo on Monday. According to the details, accused Bisharat Ali Sawand gunned down his wife in… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent The Nation, April 17, 2018. (Archive link) A man was killed while his wife and mother sustained critical wounds in a gun attack at a house in Nawan Kot police precincts on Monday. The attackers are said to… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Daily Pakistan, April 13, 2018. (Archive link) In a tragic turn of events, a woman was killed for ‘honour’ in Pind Dadan Khan district of Jhelum on Thursday. According to media reports, Shagufta, a resident of Jalalpur Sharif… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Pakistan Today, March 14, 2018. (Archive link) A man surrendered himself to police in Badin after killing his wife by repeatedly hitting her with an axe over ‘honour’, media reports said on Wednesday. The suspect Mohammad Shareef admitted… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Pakistan Today, March 12, 2018. (Archive link) The murder of a girl during an alleged robbery at Murad Ka Kathia Village on March 7 is now being considered an ‘honour killing’ case, said police. The girl’s sister was… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Tolo News, February 26, 2018. (Archive link) A Samangan man is in police custody for allegedly killing two people, including his sister, with an axe after suspecting her of having an illicit relationship with a man. Samangan police… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Dawn, February 17, 2018. A man killed his wife and her friend in the name of honour in Goth Abdul Aziz of Nasirabad district on Friday. Police said that the suspect identified as Faiq Ali opened fire on… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Express Tribune, February 16, 2018. A man killed his wife and her alleged lover in the name of honour in district Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan on Friday. Police officials said the incident occurred in Goth Abdul Aziz area… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Dawn, February 14, 2018. A man was arrested for allegedly wounding his aunt and murdering her husband in an apparent “honour killing” in the Manghopir area of Karachi, police told DawnNews on Wednesday. According to Station House Officer… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Dawn, February 10, 2018. A 19-year-old girl was allegedly gunned down by her brother ‘in the name of honour’ after a panchayat [local jury comprising influential people] condemned her to death, police said on Saturday. Sukkur SSP Amjad… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent The Nation, February 6, 2018. (Archive link) The murder of a 30-year-old man after abduction turned out to be an honour killing incident on Monday. Shafiq, 30, resident of Basti Dhenga Wali received a phone call on the… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Al-Monitor, January 26, 2018. Nada Bahlawan was shot and killed by her husband at dawn Jan. 22 in Beirut. The same day, a man stabbed his wife in south Lebanon after a dispute over doing the dishes. On… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Jordan Times, January 22, 2018. The Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced two brothers to death after convicting them of the premeditated murder of their pregnant sister and her husband’s other wife at a farm in Balqa Governorate in… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Daily Star, January 19, 2018. The ex-husband of a young woman found murdered and buried on Rmeileh beach confessed to killing her for what he claimed was retribution for alleged adultery, a security source told The Daily Star… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent The Express Tribune, January 4, 2018. A girl and her fiancé were gunned down, allegedly by the girl’s maternal uncle after spotting the couple chatting with each other in Sindh’s Ghotki town on Thursday. The girl, identified as… Continue Reading →

Follow @TheCircumvent Dunya News, January 3, 2018. A terrible incident of honour killing took place in the slums of Karachi where father allegedly murdered his own daughter to save ‘family honour’ after she carried out love marriage. The incident took… Continue Reading →